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Ask anyone in the hospitality or food service industry and they’ll tell you that staffing is their number one challenge. Employee turnover is estimated at around 73.8% annually according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other challenges associated with these industries include: lack of space and time for training, the task of creating an engaging onboarding process, and the demand for tracking compliance training. Industry leaders are now leveraging eLearning to develop effective onboarding and training programs in order to combat this epidemic. Read below to find out how: Mobile Ready: The restaurant and food service industries are constantly in motion [...]

As discussed in a previous post, digital communication dominates every aspect of personal and professional life. This influx of information requires learning professionals to employ new strategies to combat learning loss and boost retention, therefore, performance support has become paramount. Performance support is, essentially, providing the necessary tool for a learner to complete a job or task at the moment of need. It is vital that learners receive continued support beyond an initial training event – that’s where performance support becomes critical. Our clients have found that leveraging content management tools like our Content Library to put this information in the [...]

VenU Connect™ v7 and VenU Connect NOW™ Today, VenU eLearning Solutions announced it's development of the next generation in eLearning solutions – VenU Connect™ v7 and VenU Connect NOW™. Based on the latest web app technologies, VenU plans a beta release this year with feature enhancements launching in early 2020. “The idea for VenU has always been to solve critical business problems with technology and to wrap them with professional services to ensure they are executed successfully,” said VenU President and CEO, Tom Doty VenU Connect NOW™ is a synchronous communication platform, enabling companies to communicate and deliver timely information to [...]

Traditional Conversion One of the most frequent questions clients and prospective clients ask is - how do I convert traditional training to online training with a reasonable budget? Whether the business objective at hand is to streamline the onboarding process for HR, document the completion of mandatory compliance training, track classroom training or update legacy SCORMS – below are some tricks of the trade from our headquarters to yours: Breakout the whiteboard For many organizations bringing all onboarding or traditional training online can be a daunting process. We recommend first addressing the business problem at hand and exploring how it can [...]

Collaborative Learning Through Online Training From social networking to constant mobile connectivity, digital communication dominates every aspect of personal and professional life. Our clients are leveraging the latest version of our LMS, VenU Connect™, to empower learners to collaborate - even within the confines of individual eLearning modules. This type of collaboration provides a human element to online training - even when trainers are not able to meet face-to-face. Our new course feeds allow learners the opportunity to gain insight from communal knowledge and shared experiences within a moderated group setting in the course itself. And here’s how: Similar to threads [...]

Due to its global client-base, VenU eLearning Solutions has elected to join the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Program. The program represents a joint effort on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide both U.S. and European-based companies with an opportunity to comply with EU data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States or vice versa. A relatively new initiative, the European Commission confirmed on July 12 that the Data Privacy Framework Program Policy was adequate to enable data transfers under EU law. “Ensuring the security of our clients’ information [...]

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were first introduced to the eLearning industry in 2008, and became quite popular in 2012. At its core the MOOC was designed to allow open, interactive participation to course materials on the web. Forums provided an opportunity for learners and instructors alike to discuss topics addressed in the online course – allowing peer-to-peer and peer-to-instructor dialogue within what was, at the time, less interactive eLearning. We’ve seen a resurgence of interest in the concept of collaborative learning amongst our clients at VenU eLearning Solutions recently. Below are some of the benefits we’ve discovered from the implementation [...]

Whether your goal is increasing your channel’s product knowledge or ensuring better compliance of your suppliers to regulations and policies, developing an effective eLearning campaign is a critical component of administrating a successful learning management system. With decades of vast experience in providing and managing effective elearning solutions, VenU’s Business Development and Project Management team share some of their insight below: Invest in effective training. While arguably the most expensive component of the process, developing elearning courseware and updating dated training materials will most certainly affect the success of your initiative. Content development is a time-consuming process, so it’s important to [...]